Fortnite has officially announced its crossover with the popular horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy's, set to arrive during the game's annual Halloween event, Fortnitemares. The announcement, made on September 27 via Fortnite's official Twitter account, confirmed that FNAF character skins would be available starting October 1.
The tweet, which included a 40-second gameplay trailer showcasing the FNAF skins, has garnered significant attention. As of Monday morning, the post had accumulated over 20 million views, 319,000 likes, and more than 65,000 retweets. According to Fortnite dataminer HypeX, this engagement makes the FNAF crossover announcement Fortnite's most-liked tweet ever, and potentially the most-liked video game crossover promotional tweet in history. The accompanying YouTube trailer has also amassed over 1.7 million views.
To provide context for the tweet's immense popularity, Fortnite's announcement has surpassed the engagement of other major gaming reveals. For instance, Rockstar Games' August tweet announcing the first official gameplay reveal for Grand Theft Auto 6 received 52,000 retweets and 288,000 likes. While some GTA 6-related posts have achieved higher visibility, the FNAF x Fortnite collaboration's immediate impact is notable.
Fans of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise have reacted positively to the news on the FNAF subreddit. Many expressed excitement about the crossover, with some praising the in-game FNAF skins as the most detailed and accurate official models of the animatronic characters to date. IMAGE3 alt=Fnaf Fortnite
The FNAF skins are not the only new content arriving in Fortnite on October 1 as part of the Fortnitemares festivities. The game will also introduce skins inspired by The Purge films, content related to Beetlejuice, and the iconic slasher villain Freddy Krueger. Krueger joins a roster of famous movie murderers already present in Fortnite, including Ghostface, Leatherface, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers.